National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 3
SUPPLEMENT TO THE FREE PRESS • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
Clan Mothers Healing Village & Knowledge Centre is a holistic centre designed to care for women who have been victims of sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking.
Combined Generational Effect of Trauma Many times, we are asked “why are we talking about the past, when we are developing healing solutions for today’s women?” The reason is, that in dealing with today’s issues, it is important to understand the horrendous impact that generational trauma has had on Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA individuals. While the Indigenous community has felt this impact for hundreds of years, we have attempted to show a small example of how the lives of parents from two generations ago can directly affect outcomes for women in today’s society. Moving forward, our focus is not to place blame on the parents but to understand what has occurred over the years. Treating these generational issues are the key to healing these souls. UNDERSTANDING GENERATIONAL TRAUMA
OUTCOMES • Self-medicating the pain • Oppression/Depression • Shame and loss of identity • Anger/neglect/grieving sets in
TRAUMA • Trauma from residential school • Lost Indigenous way of life and culture • Abandoned, abused and isolated
Grandparents Generation
OUTCOMES • Mistrust “institutional systems”
TRAUMA • No school, no encouragement • Indigenous teachings are lost • Family is broken or lost
Parents Generation
• Anger/Depression leads to domestic abuse • Vulnerability, violence, addictions and family disfunction leads to sexual exploitation • Leave reserve to escape violence
OUTCOMES • Leave reserves seeking safety
TRAUMA • Internalize “something is wrong with me” • Survival over education; no focus on school • “Acting their pain” • Value of relationships is lost
Current Generation
• Exploited in city streets • Trauma is normalized
• Street people and gangs become family • Accept behaviors in order to “belong” • Gang affiliations become Family/Security • Poverty/Homelessness/No Family
CLAN MOTHERS HEALING VILLAGE Recognizes the effect that generational trauma has on today’s women, and provides a matrilineal, Indigenous-based approach to helping them heal.
SUPPLIED BY CLAN MOTHERS HEALING VILLAGE & KNOWLEDGE CENTRE
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